The Unsent Words Are Held
The screen glows in the dark, a small rectangle of hope that refuses to change. You refresh again.
The three dots remain. The message hangs in the air, unsent, and your heart hangs with it.
In this deepest hour, the silence feels like a verdict. But the light is not waiting for your signal to arrive.
It is already here, sitting beside you in the quiet. There is light within a person of light, and it lights up the whole world—even when the connection seems broken.
You do not need to force the delivery. The love you intended to send has already reached its destination.
The unsent words are held. The waiting is over.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, John
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